Brantice
Brantice is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Brantice consists of two municipal parts :- Brantice
- Radim
Geography
Brantice is located about northeast of Bruntál and northwest of Ostrava. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is the hill Uhlák at above sea level. The built-up area lies in the valley of the Opava River.History
The first written mention of Brantice is from 1222. In 1377, it became a part of the Duchy of Krnov. From 1485, the village of Radim belonged to the Brantice estate. As a result of wars in the 15th and 17th centuries, the depopulated Brantice was settled by German immigrants, who gradually formed the majority here. In 1945, the German-speaking inhabitants were expelled.Transport
The I/45 road passes through the municipality.Brantice is located on the railway line Ostrava–Moravský Beroun via Bruntál.
Sights
The main landmark of Brantice is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is a Renaissance-Baroque building with preserved sgraffito decoration on the tower.The Brantice Castle is a rural castle with a park. It was gradually built on the site of an older fortress from the 1670s to the beginning of the 19th century. Today it is privately owned and inaccessible.